The Wolverine Primary

Michigan's early vote is good news for George Romney's son and Bill Clinton's wife.

By

John Fund

Updated Nov. 26, 2007 11:59 p.m. ET

What if we look back on the 2008 presidential nomination contests and conclude one or both were effectively decided by a single vote--and among a group of judges at that?

Democratic partisans still argue that the 2000 presidential contest was decided by a single vote in the U.S. Supreme Court, even though media recounts of Florida ballots showed that the outcome would not have been changed if Bush v. Gore had gone the other way. But there's no doubt that a 4-3 ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court last Wednesday saved that...